Microbiome evolutionary convergence among Triatominae, ticks and assassin bugs

Kissing bugs (Triatominae) are blood feeding insects best known for thier role as vectors of Chagas disease. Various species of kissing bugs, ticks and assassin bugs are found in sympatric populations. Despite the epidemiological importance of Triatominae, research investigating thier microbiome and its convergency with that of ticks (having blood as common food source with kissing bugs) or assassin bugs (phylogenetically related to Triatominae) is still scarce.